Trump urges Alaskans to vote for the ‘real’ Dan Sullivan in tight midterms battle
Summary
President Donald Trump has urged voters in Alaska to support the current Republican Senator Dan Sullivan in a close Senate race against Democrat Mary Peltola. The race is complicated by another Republican candidate with the same name, which Trump says is a strategy by Democrats to confuse voters and split the vote.Key Facts
- Senator Dan Sullivan is running for re-election as a Republican in Alaska.
- Democrat Mary Peltola, a former US House lawmaker, is his main opponent.
- Another candidate named Daniel Sullivan, also a Republican, is running and may split the Republican vote.
- President Trump called the other Daniel Sullivan the "fake Dan Sullivan" and said Democrats are behind this confusing tactic.
- The election uses ranked-choice voting, allowing voters to rank up to five candidates.
- Trump criticized ranked-choice voting as a "scam" and supports repealing it.
- Sullivan claims Peltola plans to harm Alaska’s oil and gas industry, a key part of the state’s economy.
- Peltola’s campaign says she will work with President Trump to support Alaska energy and lower costs if elected.
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